FE-10 (Mexico City Metro)

The FE-10 (abbreviated from the Spanish: Férreo Español 2010) is a steel-wheeled model of electrical multiple units used on the Mexico City Metro, first used in 2012 and currently servicing Line 12.[2]

FE-10
In service2012–present
ManufacturerCAF[1]
Entered service30 October 2012
Number built210 cars (30 trains) [2]
Formation7 cars per trainset[2]
Capacity1471[1]
Operator(s)STC
Line(s) served
Specifications
Car body construction(?)
Train length141 m (463 ft)
Car length(?)
Width(?)
Height(?)
Maximum speed90 km/h (56 mph)[1]
Power output4,065 kW (5,451 hp)
Electric system(s)Catenary 1.5 kV DC[3]
Current collection methodPantograph
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge
Interior of an FE-10.

Conception

In 2009, while Mexico City Metro Line 12 was still under construction, Spanish Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) was awarded the contract to supply 30 trains of seven cars each for Line 12 for an approximate amount of 1 billion euros.[4]

CAF had previously supplied trains for the Mexico City Metro such as the NE-92 and NM-02.[5][6]

Description

The FE–10 currently services Line 12 only. Each train is equipped with vehicle control and monitoring system, ATP-ATO automatic driving system, passenger information and video entertainment systems, CCTV, and saloon and cab ventilation systems.[1]

The entire length of a train is 141 meters (463 ft).[2][3]

In 2015, Technischer Überwachungsverein made a recommendation to STC to change the trains due to certification problems that mainly affect an excessive wear for the steel wheels and the rails.[7]

Technical specifications

  • Train length: 90.390 m (296 ft 6 58 in)
  • Overall width: 2.400 m (7 ft 10 12 in)
  • Height of a train car above the running surface: 3.485 m (11 ft 5 14 in)
  • Floor height above the running surface: 1.180 m (46.46 in)
  • Weight in running order: 126.4 tonnes (124.4 long tons; 139.3 short tons)
  • Maximum capacity (at four travelers / m2): 700 passengers including 144 seats
  • Folding seats available off-peak: 146
  • Maximum speed: 85 km/h (53 mph)
  • Maximum power: 4,065 kW (5,451 hp)
  • Average acceleration of 1.2 m/s2 (3.9 ft/s2)
  • Maximum braking normal steady state: 2 m/s2 (6.6 ft/s2)

Train names

Out of the 30 trains in service, nine of them have been named, honoring several prominent Mexican people from the 20th century.[2]

No. Name Opening date
1Ing. Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano15 March 2012
2Rosario Ibarra de Piedra12 June 2012
3Elena Poniatowska19 June 2012
4Dr. Mario Molina Premio Nobel29 June 2012
5Antonio Enríquez Savignac (†)19 July 2012
6Arq. Teodoro González de León (†)22 August 2012
7Arq. Ricardo Legorreta (†)25 September 2012
8Carlos Fuentes (†)21 November 2012
9Valentín Campa Salazar (†)14 February 2013

References

  1. "Metro México Line 12". CAF.net. CAF. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. "FE-10" (in Spanish). Metro CDMX. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. "Caracteristicas Trenes FE-10". cmt-l12.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. "CAF is awarded the contract to supply 30 units for the Mexico City Metro". CAF.net. CAF. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. "METRO MEXICO NE-92". CAF.net. CAF. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  6. "METRO MEXICO NM-02". CAF.net. CAF. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. "Empresa que rehabilita Linea 12 sugiere cambiar los trenes". Eje Central (in Spanish). 20 January 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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